Ve La Thai Fining Dining was a last minute addition to my Salt Lake City list. Located in…read moreCottonwood Heights, about 30 minutes outside the city, the restaurant is in a strip mall. Here is where the identity crisis starts. You walk into a nice space with red velvet decor and Italian landscapes. I had to do a double-take to make sure we were in the proper establishment. The menu has photos of their dishes, great for a visual eater like myself. We started with the soft shell crabs in a chili sauce. The crabs were lightly battered, crisp and a delicious taste. We saved the sauce to pour over our rice, an added bonus. The pad Thai was to sweet, and over-run with red onions. This is not a combo I'm familiar with, not my favorite. The pork spiced ribs with honey, tomatoes, Thai spices and sesame oil was unique and good. They fell off the bone tender. What is stuck in my craw is the message sent by the physical space. Beautiful red velvet chairs, Italian landscapes and wine bottles lining the walls does not lend to fine Thai dining in my mind. A least paint over the walls and add SOME Thai touches. Let your wait staff know living on cell phone and ignoring patrons is never a winning message. The male bathroom has a toilet covered with painted tape and several missing pieces of porcelain. Are you a serious business or a pop-up finishing off someone else's lease? Attention to details are important and help set the table way before the food arrives. I wish Ve La Thai Fine Dining the best, but question their commitment after being here for over a year, perhaps it is all intentional.

We (a party of 4) not paying attention that it was Valentine's Day, were seated even though we had…read moreno reservations. It may have been because of the fact that it was Valentine's Day and they were super busy, or because we didn't have a reservation, but we waited 30 minutes to place our order. I ordered the thai chili basil stir fry with tofu and they brought it with chicken. So I had to have them redo the order because I am vegetarian. My mom ordered the pad khee mao, my aunt ordered something else but asked to substitute the rice for noodles . They said ok. But then came back 10 minutes later and said no substitutions. So she ordered the same dish as my mom. My niece ordered stir fried rice with seafood. My mom, aunt and I absolutely LOVED our dishes and thought they were super tasty. Mine had an abundance of veggies and really good sauce. Wow! It was really good. My niece thought her dish was only ok, but she is super picky and has them take out half the ingredients, and does not like a LOT of food, so I wouldn't take her opinion! The server never came back to check on us and it took another 30 minutes after we were done eating to catch someone's eye to get them to bring our check. Again, I don't know if this was because they were busy and it was Valentine's Day or what. But they had at least 10 people waiting to be seated the entire time we were there, so you would think they'd be more interested in turning the tables over to get more people seated. The restaurant has very cool walls and ceilings (the decor) and is in a very lovely deep purple/plum color. It is vey nice and does look upscale inside. We laughed about this place being in a smith's grocery mini mall area because the inside was so incongruent with the outside. Despite the incorrect food and lousy service, we did agree we would want to go back because the food was so amazing. But decided that the next time we go, we'll make sure to make reservations just in case that was part of the issue when we visited it for the first time on Valentines Day without reservations!

5 stars, 10 if I could. This is a must try restaurant, everything was superb and first class…read more Walking distance from the Marriot hotel. I hope that more people discover this fine restaurant. The restaurant is classy in all details. Interior, dinnerware, service. All food is carefully crafted and delights the taste buds. Well balanced. We first tried this place when it was very young and I hoped that more would discover it. So glad that many have. It is one of the finer restaurants on the Wasatch Front, not just one of the finer Asian restaurants. 5* = A top favorite. Mind-blowing good. I will definitely return and I will go out of my way to go here. Worth every dime of my money. 4* = Outstanding. Top-tier. Some elements not quite as good as it gets, but it still is worthy of my regular business. 3* = Good experience. I might do repeat business if it is convenient, the only option, the only one in its category, or on a whim, but would not be among the first thing to come to mind. Would definitely recommend you trying it to get your own take on it. 2* = Not so good. Would not recommend at all. Waste of money. 1* = How are they still in business? Stay away at all costs!

The food is good the service is decent, but it's not as classy or luxury as I expected. Maybe I…read morewent in with high expectations, but the parking already confused me. I blame Google map not the restaurant. Most of the customers ordered pho the evening we were there, but I thought I should try something different, so we had Garlic Butter Wings (really juicy and very buttery); calamari (nice portion, but very greasy) Thai basil mango shrimp salad (my favorite dish of the evening, but it's a small portion and cost $20! ) AP Choe is crispy flat noodle, but againA, the price and the quantity/ quantity, none of them wow me. With 4 dishes plus tips, I spend more than $100!! How?!

Thai orchid is my current favorite Thai restaurant in the Salt Lake Valley. We have had lots of…read moregood Thai food and this is certainly one of the best around our area. The service is always good, even when they are busy. It's only a takeout restaurant now, which sometimes I wish I could dine in, but that's OK. We had the Pad Gra Prow with beef and that became my current favorite!

I chose delivery, so I can't speak to the restaurant itself, but the food arrived fresh and hot…read more The green curry was absolutely delicious--great flavor and spice level. I also appreciated the wide variety of vegetarian options. Will definitely order again!

This is a follow up for a few more visits I've made here. The Thai here is always fresh and…read moreflavorful. Service is friendly and it's always more chill and not loud like other restaurants can be. I highly recommend the avocado and mango addition that can be made to any of the curries. The stir fry and pad Thai are also great. Hope Nuan's stay open forever!

Very basic and simple dining area. Good selection of dishes. Soups and curry are nice.read more

Food and service were great! Prices were also very fair. Highly recommend and we would definitely…read morecome back when in town.

FABULOUS SERVICE, DELICIOUS FOOD! Celiac friendly & helpful!…read moreWe ordered Pad Thai & Yellow Curry - both gluten free options. Amazing! Our waiter & the entire staff were so kind to us & our daughter. They squeezed us in 30 minutes before closing & had our dinner out to us in a matter of minutes. Love it! We'll definitely be back.

Such a great Thai spot. My brother and sister frequently come to Thai Spoon and they made the…read morerecommendation for us to stop by for dinner. It was great! Otto and his mom are great. Very kind and welcoming. We had the salad rolls, crab wontons, panang, green, and pineapple curry. They were all delicious. So very flavorful and hit the spot with every bite. I totally get why my brother and sister come here regularly. Highly recommend. Can't wait to come back.

Order the Cream Cheese Wontons, Massaman Curry and the Drunken Noodles - you won't be disappointed!read more

We have gone multiple times for take out and are never disappointed! We try to change up dishes. My…read morefavorite is the Thai mango curry. There is plenty of parking and seating in the restaurant. On Valentine's Day, they even gave us cupcakes with our to go order.

This is a great place for Thai food. Lots of great choices and everything was delicious. The…read moreservice was very good as well.

One of the perks of this place is that it opens super late, until 3AM! This review is more focused…read moreon the food we ordered! The food itself was not bad at all, but I personally felt that it tasted more of an attempt at the actual dish. We ordered the pad thai, pho, and pad see ew. Like I said the dish itself didn't taste bad, but it just didn't taste authentic. The pad thai and pad see ew were definitely on the sweeter side and the pho tasted fine but was lacking a lot of key ingredients. The staff were very friendly and the food came out fairly quick. We came around 10pm on a weekday and it was pretty empty. I do appreciate the interior and that there's plenty of parking outside. Definitely a late night spot; will prob come back to try their ramens but we were craving thai and viet that night!

Wow! So yummy! We ate egg rolls so delicious, drunken noodles, red curry, yellow curry, & karai…read moreramen! Fantastic services! Everything we got we LOVED!

Nuan's is our go-to local Thai spot. Consistently good food and quick service. If you're brave, ask…read morefor spice level 5..good luck!

Sampled papaya salad, sweet and sour chicken and drunken noodles! This place provides excellent…read morefood, but call ahead to order and pickup yourself. +liquor store is right next door win win

Our families had a very pleasant experience at Chabaar. Pad see ew was perfect, the noodles were…read morehot, chewy and tasty, mango curry was delicious, a little bit on the sugary side. We had 2 babies and I arranged the high chairs myself which I didn't mind, the server looked very busy by then. The staff was friendly and there was some small space for the toddlers to play around at the end of the meal.

Chabaar is one of my favorite Thai places, not for the ambiance, which is rather pedestrian but…read morebecause they have over many years produced a really authentic and consistent menu. For many years they occupied a detached building facing 7200 south. But a couple of years ago, they moved into the strip mall directly to the south of their original location. Their spice levels can be off the charts so I'd advise starting with a level 2 of spice. Otherwise the food can be overly spicy. I recently tried their Swai Choo Chee, a white fish in the catfish family. It was really flavorful and the curry in which it was served was a change from the usual green curry I typically order. The staff is friendly and very polite and being Thai natives, they know how to make the food correctly. I will continue to support Chabaar when I'm in Midvale and only wish it was in an area closer to my home.